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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard T Cheng, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
James S Cheng, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
124 56 ; 124-1 ; 124 80 ; 124 83 ; 434 11 ;
Abstract
Light emitting rigid fracturable projectile-type marking ammunition and reusable resilient projectile-type ammunition are provided, along with kits of the ammunition with an exciter and optionally a paintball gun. The ammunition is a phosphorescent ball in the form of a spherical pellet or capsule that includes non-phosphorescent impact diffusing materials intimately admixed with phosphorescent materials. Non-phosphorescent pigments, fillers, and surfactants may also be included. The light emitting phosphorescent ball provides a luminous trail when discharged from the paintball gun and thus, may be used effectively in the dark.